Placing ScreenPal recordings in Blackboard Ultra
Learn how to quickly and easily add Screencast-O-Matic recordings to your Blackboard Ultra courses.
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Introduction
Including videos in your course content is an effective way to enrich and humanize the learning experience. This article will guide you through the steps to add ScreenPal recordings hosted online.
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Method One: Linked Text
This method places a piece of linked text in the content area and opens the video in a new tab. Course quota usage is minimal.
- Login to ScreenPal at https://screenpal.com/login
- Hover your cursor over the recording you would like to use and select Copy Link.
- Navigate to where you would like the video available for your students to access it.
- Click the (+) icon and choose Create.
- Click the link icon.
- Paste the URL in the top field and choose what text you want to be displayed.
- Click Insert.
- Click Save when you are done editing the content block.
Method Two: Embedded Video Player
This method allows the ScreenPal recording to appear in the course content and play without requiring the student to leave the blackboard course. Unlike uploading videos to Blackboard, course quota usage is minimal.
- Login to ScreenPal at https://screenpal.com/login
- Hover your cursor over the recording you would like to use and open the kebab menu (***).
- Select Share.
- Click Copy Code.
- Click Save.
- Navigate to where you would like the video available for your students to access it.
- Click the (+) icon and choose Add HTML.
- Paste the code.
- Click Save.